We all sometimes stare at our bawling baby and wish they could just tell us what they need… but what if that was actually possible? What if our tiny child, whose voice box is not yet mature enough to ...

As Libby Quinn finishes up a story time for toddlers, dozens of little hands fly into the air, fluttering back and forth. They're applauding — using American Sign Language. Quinn works in schools, ...

Jenna and Matt Moench of Kearney had their first discussion about baby sign language about six years ago. That’s when the birth of their first daughter, Emmy, prompted them to decide multiple ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Babies are using their hands to communicate before they can actually talk. That appears to be a trend at many daycare centers where tiny infants are being taught sign language so ...

A video showing Jane McCullough "babbling" sign language to her grandparents has gone viral on TikTok Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Before she could speak, Vivian Ostrander was telling her parents when she was hungry, what she wanted to play with and even naming items she saw in the grocery store. She did it through baby sign ...

LA CRESCENT, Minn. - When Austin King-Henke wants more, all he has to do is ask - something he has been able to do since before he could talk. When Kaj King-Henke, Austin's brother, is finished at the ...

Parenting looks different for everyone, and this Ohio mom is sharing her motherhood journey as a mom of two deaf sons and a hearing daughter. In a video that is unquestionably too cute to miss, ...

After watching her deaf grandparents using American Sign Language, a 5½-month-old St. Augustine baby named Jane has begun mimicking their gestures to try to communicate with them herself. One of her ...